At a press even in London earlier today, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Studios Europe, Michael Denny, gave a presentation announcing the PlayStation Vita launch line-up and upcoming games, as well as showing off some of the social features of the PlayStation Vita.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Vodafone have today announced a partnership that will see Vodafone as the preferred provider of 3G connectivity for PlayStation Vita initially in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands, and with Vodafone’s Partner in France (SFR).
As you must know by now, PlayStation Vita will be hitting shelves across the PAL region from 22 February 2012. For a limited period starting from 30th November, you’ll be able to pre-order PS Vita at selected retailers. Not only will pre-ordering guarantee a PS Vita on the day of launch, but you also get to take home an exclusive PS Vita Gift Pack including limited edition merchandise, exclusive content and game discounts for PlayStation Store.
A list has surfaced that shows which PlayStation Vita games will require an additional memory card, and which ones won’t. It’s worth noting that the games won’t give you the option: those that save to their own dedicated space on the game card will always do so.
According to reports that originate with Famitsu magazine in Japan, the PlayStation Vita might ship with a few features missing. The Japanese magazine revealed the PlayStation Vita’s browser specification, stating it runs Javascript 1.7 and HTML5 but no Flash support.
How would you like to get your hands on PS Vita one week before the official release date of February 22nd? After last Tuesday’s announcement of the PS Vita launch date, SCEA have announced the PS Vita First Edition bundle. For a limited time in the U.S. and Canada, the PS Vita First Edition bundle will be pre-sold at select retail locations, starting this week.
The PlayStation Vita is really going to be huge when it’s released next year in North America and Europe. The portable console has a lot of potential as a gaming device as well as media, thanks to the innovative technology that makes up the PlayStation Vita. Watch this 7 minute video which include game footage and feedback from developers on working with the device.
Sony’s Playstation Vita has long been slated for a December release in Japan, but Sony has just announced at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco that their new portable will be hitting shelves in North America and in Europe on February 22 2012. We already knew the PSVita was expected in early 2012, but it’s good to get a confirmed date.
ModNation Racers on the title has finally received an official name from the developers. The PlayStation Vita title will be officially called ModNation Racers: Road Trip. More details about the game will be revealed in the coming months but in the mean time, you can see some of our previous coverage on the game here, and the first video of the game in action here.
Over the past few months, lots of new information about the PlayStation Vita has been revealed. For example, earlier today, SCEE revealed the PSVita’s official box design and information on the launch applications. Below, we have included a summary of other useful information about the upcoming portable console.
